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Japan: Waterfall-Like Leak at Shinjuku Station as Record Rainfall Hits Tokyo

On July 10, 2025, record-breaking rainfall hit during the evening rush hour, and a waterfall-like leak was seen inside Shinjuku Station, one of Tokyo’s major transit hubs. Rainfall over 100 mm per hour caused severe flooding in Tokyo and surrounding regions. Roads were submerged, rivers reached flood levels, and emergency alerts were issued.

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Service suspension on Tokyo's Yamanote loop line

People walk at around ticket gates of JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on May 23, 2025. Train services on the busy Yamanote Line in downtown Tokyo resumed in the morning after operations were suspended following problems with some pantographs the previous night.

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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 2

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 3

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

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Fatal stabbing of young woman on Tokyo street

TOKYO, Japan, May 15 Kyodo - A cross mark on the map shows the site of a fatal stabbing of a 22-year-old woman near JR Takadanobaba Station in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward. A 42-year-old man, Kenichi Takano, was arrested on March 11, 2025, over his alleged stabbing of Airi Sato while she was livestreaming on a street earlier in the day. The man was quoted by investigative sources as saying the woman had failed to repay debts to him.

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General election in Japan

Voters cast their ballot in Japan's general election at a polling station in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Oct. 27, 2024.

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General election in Japan

Voters cast their ballot in Japan's general election at a polling station in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Oct. 27, 2024.

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General election in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 26, 2024, shows voters gathering in front of JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo for a stump speech by a Conservative Party of Japan candidate on the eve of the general election.

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Japan: Intense Torrential Rain Causes Flash Flooding In Tokyo 9

Heavy rainfall hit the Tokyo metropolitan area on Wednesday, August 21 causing flash flooding on streets and underground. Train services were disrupted during evening rush hour due to the rain. Videos posted on social media shows streets flooded like a river and water falling from ceilings like a waterfall inside stations across the city.

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Japan: Intense Torrential Rain Causes Flash Flooding In Tokyo 8

Heavy rainfall hit the Tokyo metropolitan area on Wednesday, August 21 causing flash flooding on streets and underground. Train services were disrupted during evening rush hour due to the rain. Videos posted on social media shows streets flooded like a river and water falling from ceilings like a waterfall inside stations across the city.

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Japan: Intense Rain Hits Evening Rush Hour In Tokyo, Trains Suspended 2

Heavy rainfall hit the Tokyo metropolitan area on Wednesday, August 21 disrupting some train services during evening rush hour. Videos posted on social media shows water falling from ceilings like a waterfall inside stations and streets flooded like a river across the city.

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Japan: Major Flooding After Severe Thunderstorm With Torrential Rain Hits Central Tokyo

A severe thunderstorm hit central Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday evening, July 20. The storm brought lightning strikes and torrential rains, prompting warnings for heavy rain and flash flooding. In the Okubo area, Shinjuku Ward, a taxi was stranded under a flooded overpass.

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Signboard at JR Shinjuku Station

Signboard at JR Shinjuku Station. ＝May 17, 2024, Tokyo, Japan

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Signboard at JR Shinjuku Station

Signboard at JR Shinjuku Station. ＝May 17, 2024, Tokyo, Japan

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Skyscrapers in the direction of Shinjuku Station West Exit

Skyscrapers in the direction of Shinjuku Station West Exit. ＝May 17, 2024, Tokyo, Japan

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Skyscrapers in the direction of Shinjuku Station West Exit

Skyscrapers in the direction of Shinjuku Station West Exit. ＝May 17, 2024, Tokyo, Japan

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Japan: Strong Winds Blow Parts Of Station Building Roof Off In Shinjuku, Tokyo

A winter low-pressure system brought strong winds to the Kanto region on Tuesday, February 27, with high waves hitting coastal areas, gusts knocking down streetlights and causing walls to topple over in Tokyo. The video shows a repair team working on fixing the roof of the Seibu Shinjuku Station.

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Japan: Thousands Join Pro-Palestine Demonstration In Tokyo Following Global Day Of Action For Gaza

Thousands joined a pro-Palestine demonstration in Tokyo on Sunday, February 18, protesting Israel's ongoing attacks in Gaza and the intensifying strikes in Rafah. According to the organizers, around 2,000 people joined the protest. A global day of action were held in many cities worldwide on February 17, similarly supporting Palestine and calling for immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

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Xinhua Headlines: Major earthquake hits central Japan on New Year's Day, causing casualties, widespread structural damage

(240102) -- TOKYO, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A timetable shows train delays caused by earthquakes at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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(FOCUS)JAPAN-TOYAMA PREFECTURE-EARTHQUAKES

(240101) -- TOKYO, Jan. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A timetable shows train delays caused by earthquakes at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 1, 2024. Central Japan may experience earthquakes with maximum intensity on its seven-tier scale system in the coming week, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said on Monday. The remarks were made during a briefing after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 rocked a wide area on the Sea of Japan coast on Monday afternoon, with a large tsunami warning issued for the central prefecture of Ishikawa. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Mobile Suica glitch in eastern Japan

A notice is posted on a ticket machine at JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on June 24, 2023, after a glitch in East Japan Railway Co.'s Mobile Suica electronic train fare system prevented passengers from charging their travel cards.

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Mobile Suica glitch in eastern Japan

A passenger passes a notice near ticket gates at JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on June 24, 2023, after a glitch in East Japan Railway Co.'s Mobile Suica electronic train fare system prevented passengers from charging their travel cards.

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Mobile Suica glitch in eastern Japan

Photo taken on June 24, 2023, at JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo shows a notice on a smartphone screen after a glitch in East Japan Railway Co.'s Mobile Suica electronic train fare system prevented passengers from charging their travel cards.

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Giant 3D cat billboard in Tokyo

Photo taken on May 24, 2023, shows a giant 3D calico cat appearing on an 8-by-19-meter digital billboard near JR Shinjuku Station's east exit in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward.

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New coronavirus

TOKYO, Japan, May 14 Kyodo - People wearing face masks walk near JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on May 14, 2020, ahead of the scheduled lifting later in the day of a coronavirus pandemic state of emergency in 39 of Japan's 47 prefectures.

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Man sets himself on fire in central Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows police and fire department officials on a bridge girder near the South Exit of JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo after a man set himself on fire on June 29, 2014. The middle-aged man, wearing a suit, used a megaphone to voice his opposition to the Japanese government's planned security policy change before pouring what appeared to be gasoline on himself and setting light to it. Fire services extinguished the blaze but the man was seriously injured.

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Man sets himself on fire in central Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows police and fire department officials on a bridge girder near the South Exit of JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo after a man set himself on fire on June 29, 2014. The middle-aged man, wearing a suit, used a megaphone to voice his opposition to the Japanese government's planned security policy change before pouring what appeared to be gasoline on himself and setting light to it. Fire services extinguished the blaze but the man was seriously injured.

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Man sets himself on fire in central Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an area near the South Exit of JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo after a man set himself on fire on a bridge girder (left bottom) on June 29, 2014. The middle-aged man, wearing a suit, used a megaphone to voice his opposition to the Japanese government's planned security policy change before pouring what appeared to be gasoline on himself and setting light to it. Fire services extinguished the blaze but the man was seriously injured.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Yoichi Masuzoe, a former health minister, speaks outside Shinjuku Station in the Japanese capital after the official campaigning kicked off on Jan. 23, 2014, for the Feb. 9 election. He is backed by the Liberal Democratic Party and its ruling coalition partner, the New Komeito party.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Kenji Utsunomiya, former president of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, speaks outside Shinjuku Station in the Japanese capital after the official campaigning kicked off on Jan. 23, 2014, for the Feb. 9 election. He is recommended by the Japanese Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Yoichi Masuzoe, a former health minister, speaks outside Shinjuku Station in the Japanese capital after the official campaigning kicked off on Jan. 23, 2014, for the Feb. 9 election. He is backed by the Liberal Democratic Party and its ruling coalition partner, the New Komeito party.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Kenji Utsunomiya, former president of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, speaks outside Shinjuku Station in the Japanese capital after the official campaigning kicked off on Jan. 23, 2014, for the Feb. 9 election. He is recommended by the Japanese Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party.

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Tokyo wins 2020 Olympic bid

TOKYO, Japan - Extra edition copies of a newspaper are given to passers-by outside JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2013, after Tokyo was chosen as the host city of the 2020 Summer Olympics at the International Olympic Committee's general session in Buenos Aires.

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TPP opponents

TOKYO, Japan - Opponents of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations hold a rally in front of Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on July 23, 2013. Japan made its debut the same day as the 12th member of the talks in the Malaysian resort of Kota Kinabalu.

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Upper house election in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Voters listen to a stump speech by a politician in front of Shinjuku station in Tokyo on July 20, 2013, the final day of campaigning before the upper house election the following day.

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Upper house election in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows voters listening to a stump speech by a politician in front of Shinjuku station in Tokyo on July 20, 2013, the final day of campaigning before the upper house election the following day.

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Giveaway chocolates

TOKYO, Japan - People line up at a machine giving away free "Black Thunder" chocolates at an underground area of Tokyo's Shinjuku Station on Feb. 7, 2013. The product's maker Yuraku Confectionery Co. launched the project as a promotional event ahead of the Feb. 14 St. Valentine's Day, when women give chocolates to men in Japan.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Naoki Inose, vice Tokyo governor, makes a stump speech in front of JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2012, as official campaigning began that day for the Dec. 16, 2012, election.

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Typhoon hits Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A man runs into JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo amid heavy rain on the evening of June 19, 2012, as Typhoon Guchol hits the Japanese archipelago.

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Typhoon hits Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A woman runs holding a broken umbrella amid strong winds near JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on the evening of June 19, 2012, as Typhoon Guchol hits the Japanese archipelago.

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Major disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Aerial photo shows participants in a disaster drill walking home from a park near JR Ikebukuro train station in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2012. The drill, under the assumption that a large number of people have become stranded due to a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that has paralyzed Tokyo's public transportation system, involved 10,000 people in all and was conducted simultaneously in areas surrounding three of the Japanese capital's major train stations -- Shinjuku, Tokyo and Ikebukuro.

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Major disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Participants in a disaster drill acting as people who have become unable to return home due to a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that has paralyzed Tokyo's public transportation system, receive emergency food from JR Shinjuku train station staff inside the station on Feb. 3, 2012. The drill, involving 10,000 people in all, was conducted simultaneously in areas surrounding three of the Japanese capital's major train stations -- Shinjuku, Tokyo and Ikebukuro.

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Major disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Aerial photo shows participants in a disaster drill walking home from a park near JR Ikebukuro train station in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2012. The drill, under the assumption that a large number of people have become stranded due to a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that has paralyzed Tokyo's public transportation system, involved 10,000 people in all and was conducted simultaneously in areas surrounding three of the Japanese capital's major train stations -- Shinjuku, Tokyo and Ikebukuro.

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Major disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Participants in a disaster drill gather in front of JR Shinjuku train station in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2012. The drill, under the assumption that a large number of people have become stranded due to a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that has paralyzed Tokyo's public transportation system, involved 10,000 people in all and was conducted simultaneously in areas surrounding three of the Japanese capital's major train stations -- Shinjuku, Tokyo and Ikebukuro.

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Major disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Evacuation information is displayed on a large screen in front of JR Shinjuku train station in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2012, during a disaster drill. The drill, under the assumption that a large number of people have become unable to return home due to a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that has paralyzed Tokyo's public transportation system, involved 10,000 people in all and was conducted simultaneously in areas surrounding three of the Japanese capital's major train stations -- Shinjuku, Tokyo and Ikebukuro.

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Typhoon Roke hits Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Commuters are backed up behind ticket gates at Keio Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on the night of Sept. 21, 2011, after train services resumed. Typhoon Roke paralyzed train services in the capital during the evening rush hour.

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Typhoon Roke hits Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Commuters swarm at JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on the evening of Sept. 21, 2011, as Typhoon Roke paralyzed train services in the capital during the evening rush hour.

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Typhoon Roke hits Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Commuters sit down on a staircase and wait for the resumption of train services at JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on the evening of Sept. 21, 2011. Typhoon Roke paralyzed train services in the capital during the evening rush hour.

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Typhoon Roke hits Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Commuters sit down on the ground and wait for the resumption of train services at JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on the evening of Sept. 21, 2011. Typhoon Roke paralyzed train services in the capital during the evening rush hour.

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Typhoon Roke hits Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Commuters sit down on the ground and wait for the resumption of train services at JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on the evening of Sept. 21, 2011. Typhoon Roke paralyzed train services in the capital during the evening rush hour.